Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

Former private property that was hidden up a trail in the woods with thousands of bright yellow daffodils.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.